Circle Drive South Bridge

Circle Drive South Bridge
Circle Drive South Bridge under construction
Official name	Circle Drive South Bridge
Carries	6 lanes of Circle Drive
Crosses	South Saskatchewan River
Locale	Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Maintained by	City of Saskatoon
Design	Girder bridge
Material	Reinforced concrete, steel
Construction begin	March 29, 2010
Opened	September 30, 2012 (projected)
Coordinates	52°5′51.06″N 106°41′43.21″W / 52.0975167°N 106.6953361°W / 52.0975167; -106.6953361Coordinates: 52°5′51.06″N 106°41′43.21″W / 52.0975167°N 106.6953361°W / 52.0975167; -106.6953361

Circle Drive South Bridge spans the South Saskatchewan River in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada. It is a steel girder bridge, under construction as part of the Circle Drive freeway system in southern Saskatoon. At the time of construction, it was projected to cost $272.5 million to build.^[1] It is presently the south most road bridge in the city, and the most recent to be built. The bridge is located near the Grand Trunk Bridge.

The Holiday Park community association is lobbying Saskatoon City Council to have the bridge named after Christopher J. Yorath, the city's first commissioner. Yorath created a comprehensive town plan in 1913, which included inner and outer "encircling boulevards". Parts of the present-day Circle Drive follows the course in Yorath's plan.^[2] Yorath Island, also named for the commissioner, is located upstream from the bridge site.

See also

• List of bridges in Canada
• List of bridges
• Circle Drive

References

1. ^ "Circle Drive South Project". City of Saskatoon. http://www.saskatoon.ca/DEPARTMENTS/Infrastructure%20Services/Transportation/TransportationPlanning/Pages/CircleDriveSouthProject.aspx. Retrieved 2011-02-05. 
2. ^ Hutton, David (February 5, 2011). "Group lobbies name for new bridge". The StarPhoenix. Postmedia Network. http://www.thestarphoenix.com/news/Group+lobbies+name+bridge/4229468/story.html. Retrieved 2011-02-05. 

External links

• Circle Drive South Bridge Construction Project